Shanghai Trader (1986)

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Designer	Steve Barnes (I) Dave O'Connor Steve Utick Peter Wyche
Artist	Penelope Donavan
Publisher	Hobby Japan Panther Games
Year Published	1986
# of Players	3 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 4, 5, 6 players (5 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	240 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	16 and up (3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (3 voters) [poll]
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Category	Economic Political
Mechanic	Tile Placement Trading
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Primary Name	Shanghai Trader
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Shanghai Trader is a game of wheeling and dealing, vice and corruption set in Shanghai. As an adventurous trading baron, you must rip off the economy for as much as you dare and escape the city with the largest international bank account before civil disorder ends the game and your life. In making your fortune, you will have to establish a trading empire by hiring a number of different workers. However you always run the risk of being shanghai'ed to Old Chinatown, where all manner of skullduggery occurs. You will have to collude with other players, attend special events, or even resort to hiring the services of special contractors to... 'trouble' ...your rivals.

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Battleplan,No.5 November-December 1987
- Shanghai Trader - "Shanghai Trader Tournament Rules" by Panther Games

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Panther Games edition 1986

Publisher: Panther Games

Artist: Penelope Donavan

Year: 1986

Product Code: PG 103

Size: 12.01 x 8.86 x 1.77 inches

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Shanghai Trader rules in alphabetical Table format

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Shanghai Trader.doc

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ShanghaiTraderGerman.doc

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Board Game Rank:	2569
Num Ratings:	159
Average Rating:	6.54
Standard Deviation:	1.72
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.6
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Personal Comments:	74
Users Owning:	274
Users Wanting:	12
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